She thinks her past left her too broken to find love. Her brother’s best friend thinks she could be the one he wants to love forever.

 

Adrian Ortiz lives at the top of the world. He's the star third baseman for the Kansas City Crowns and a favorite player of baseball fans everywhere. His contagious energy and playful approach to life have opened up one amazing opportunity after another. But after watching his best friend and former teammate, Griffin West, fall in love last year, Adrian realizes he's missing the most important piece—his person to share those experiences with. And he thinks he knows who he wants that person to be.

Griffin's younger sister.

Sam West has been around the professional baseball world—and Adrian—for years working as Griffin's personal assistant. Now, she's pursuing her own passion in cosmetology school, carving out a corner of the world for herself. She’s almost wholly content, until Griffin’s approaching wedding stirs Sam’s longing to find a love of her own. There's just one problem—Sam buried that desire a long time ago. Her difficult childhood and time in foster care prior to joining the West family left her feeling too broken to experience a healthy relationship.

Will Sam choose the chance at love right in front of her? Or will she let her past dictate her future?

Run Home is the second book in the Kansas City Crowns series. While it can be read as a standalone, start with Home Safe for the best reader experience. This is a brother's best friend, he falls first baseball romance with a mental health healing journey - perfect for readers who enjoy meaningful contemporary romance and want a closed-door sports romance with plenty of swoon but no spice.

See Author’s Note for content considerations.

 

Coming July 30, 2026